We've Been Unbanned from Friendly's!

One of our editors was banned from a restaurant for life for flipping sugar packets into a fry-o-later. Not anymore, says a handwritten note by their CEO.

May 14, 2014

A few weeks ago, Esquire Articles Editor Joe Keohane regaled the time he was banned for life from Massachusetts sit-down turkey club/ice cream sundae restaurant Friendly's.

Joe was excommunicated, he explained it, for his misadventures with the fry-o-lator.

And my third keenest memory was being banished from the restaurant for life for catapulting a series of sugar packets over the divider wall between the seating area and the kitchen and into the fry-o-lator, which is not a good place for sugar and bits of paper to go.

At the time it seemed hilarious. Banned for life! I wanted an honorary scepter and that on a sash. I win! But in retrospect, I now realize that the reason all those waitresses were so (hilariously!) gruff is because we were such monstrous assholes. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to all of them. Ladies: Can I come back now?

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The answer, apparently, is yes.

Late last week, we received some mail from the President and CEO of Friendly's, John Maguire. He had some good news: We've been unbanned! Well, on one condition:

Here at Friendly's, we believe in second chances. Friendly's is currently getting our scone chance and we want you to have yours, too, even if that means risking the safety of our fry-o-lator!

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